NCAA Division I softball career sub-1.00 ERA list
There are currently 60 pitchers and 41 records in the sub-1.00 ERA Club:
- Note every player on the list played four seasons totaling at least 700.0 innings pitched.
Earned Run Average | Pitcher | School(s) | Years |
---|---|---|---|
0.29[1] | Debbie Doom | UCLA Bruins | 1982-1985 |
0.33[2] | Susan LeFebvre | Cal State Fullerton Titans | 1983-1986 |
0.37[3] | Stacey Johnson | Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters | 1983-1986 |
0.38[4] | Karen Snelgrove | Missouri Tigers | 1989-1992 |
0.39[1] | Lisa Longaker | UCLA Bruins | 1987-1990 |
0.40[5][6][7][8] | Rhonda Wheatley | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | 1984-1987 |
0.42[9] | Terry Carpenter | Fresno State Bulldogs | 1989-1992 |
0.43[10] | Shawn Andaya | Texas A&M Aggies | 1984-1987 |
0.45[11] | Julie Buldoc | Adelphi Panthers | 1984-1987 |
0.46[12] | Michele Granger | California Golden Bears | 1989-1993 |
0.47[13] | Lisa Ishikawa | Northwestern Wildcats | 1984-1987 |
0.50[14] | Kyla Hall | ULL Ragin' Cajuns | 1991-1994 |
0.50[15] | Cat Osterman | Texas Longhorns | 2002-2006 |
0.51[9] | Jamie Southern | Fresno State Bulldogs | 2001-2005 |
0.53[16] | Amy Unterbrink | Indiana Hoosiers | 1983-1986 |
0.54[9] | Amanda Scott | Fresno State Bulldogs | 1997-2000 |
0.54[17] | Terri Whitmarsh | Missouri State Bears | 1983-1986 |
0.55[9] | Carie Dever | Fresno State Bulldogs | 1987-1990 |
0.56[9] | Melanie Parrent | Fresno State Bulldogs | 1985-1988 |
0.57[18] | Tami Johnston | Toledo Rockets | 1984-1987 |
0.63[19][20] | Debby Day | UTA Mavericks & Arizona Wildcats | 1988-1992 |
0.63[20] | Susie Parra | Arizona Wildcats | 1991-1994 |
0.65[14] | Stefni Whitton | ULL Ragin' Cajuns | 1987-1990 |
0.66[21] | Debbie DeJohn | FSU Seminoles | 1987-1990 |
0.66[9] | Marcie Green | Fresno State Bulldogs | 1990-1993 |
0.68[21] | Julie Larsen | FSU Seminoles | 1985-1988 |
0.68[22] | Stephani Williams | Kansas Jayhawks | 1991-1994 |
0.69[1][2] | Tiffany Boyd | UCLA Bruins & Cal State Fullerton Titans | 1989-1993 |
0.69[22] | Tracy Bunge | Kansas Jayhawks | 1983-1986 |
0.69[23] | Laura Davis | Nicholls State Colonels | 1982-1985 |
0.69[24] | Sarah Pauly | Corpus Christi Islanders | 2003-2005 |
0.70[25] | Karen Jackson | Iowa Hawkeyes | 1991-1994 |
0.71[26] | Danielle Henderson | UMass Minutewomen | 1996-1999 |
0.74[27] | Alexandra Mogill | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 1985-1988 |
0.77[28] | Lori Harrigan | UNLV Rebels | 1989-1992 |
0.78[29] | Sarah Dawson | ULM Warhawks | 1994-1997 |
0.78[30] | Angela Tincher | Virginia Tech Hokies | 2005-2008 |
0.79[31] | Monica Abbott | Tennessee Lady Vols | 2004-2007 |
0.79[3] | Debbie Nichols | Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters | 1987-1990 |
0.80[1] | Keira Goerl | UCLA Bruins | 2001-2004 |
0.80[32][33][34][35] | Sandy Green | Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks | 1987-1990 |
0.81[25] | Terri McFarland | Iowa Hawkeyes | 1989-1992 |
0.86[36] | Lindsey Chouinard | DePaul Blue Demons | 2000-2003 |
0.87[20] | Alicia Hollowell | Arizona Wildcats | 2003-2006 |
0.87[37] | Mary Letourneau | Long Beach State 49ers | 1990-1993 |
0.89[38] | Britni Sneed | LSU Tigers | 1999-2002 |
0.91[20] | Teresa Cherry | Arizona Wildcats | 1985-1988 |
0.92[2][39] | Trinity Johnson | Cal State Fullerton Titans & South Carolina Gamecocks | 1994-1997 |
0.94[1] | Amanda Freed | UCLA Bruins | 1999-2002 |
0.94[40] | Vicki Morrow | Michigan Wolverines | 1984-1987 |
0.95[41] | Bernie Coffman | Ball State Cardinals | 1986-1989 |
0.95[42] | Monica Triner | USF Bulls | 1996-1999 |
0.97[43][44][45] | Courtney Blades | Nicholls State Colonels & Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 1997-2000 |
0.98[9] | Maureen Brady | Fresno State Bulldogs | 1992-1995 |
0.98[40] | Jennie Ritter | Michigan Wolverines | 2003-2006 |
0.98[36] | Nicole Terpstra | DePaul Blue Demons | 1996-1999 |
0.99[26] | Brandice Balschmiter | UMass Minutewomen | 2006-2009 |
0.99[46] | Kristy Burch | Miami RedHawks | 1987-1990 |
0.99[47] | Nicole Myers | FAU Owls | 1999-2002 |
0.99[48] | Stacey Nelson | Florida Gators | 2006-2009 |
Progression
Debbie Doom ended her career pitching a 9-inning win in the 1985 Women's College World Series final vs. the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[49] She only allowed an unearned run to solidify her career ERA in 725.2 innings.[1] She was one of the first NCAA Division I pitchers to accomplish a -1.00 ERA for a four-year career[50] Debby Day was the first to pitch her entire career from 43 ft., whereas all others prior to the 1988 season pitched from 40 ft.
Shutouts
In addition, there are currently 23 pitchers in the -1.00 ERAs club that amassed at least 60 career shutouts:
Monica Abbott - 112; Michele Granger - 94; Cat Osterman - 85; Debbie Nichols - 84; Rhonda Wheatly - 83; Alicia Hollowell - 81; Jamie Southern - 79; Courtney Blades - 77; Sarah Dawson 74; Shawn Andaya - 73; Terry Carpenter - 73; Danielle Henderson - 71; Debby Day - 70; Brandice Balschmiter - 68; Amanda Scott - 68; Debbie Doom - 66; Keira Goerl - 64; Stephani Williams - 64; Stacey Johnson - 62; Lisa Longaker - 61; Susie Parra - 61; Amy Unterbrink - 61; Stacey Nelson - 60.[50]
Records & Milestones
Courtney Blades won the most games with an NCAA record 52 and 0.89 ERA in 2000 and also has the most earned runs in a career for the list at 176.[51] As a sophomore in 1988, Debbie Nichols tossed another NCAA all-time and Sophomore Class record 36 shutouts, producing an 0.53 ERA.[52] Rhonda Wheatly pitched the all-time and Sophomore Class record 434.1 innings and had an 0.27 ERA.[53] Maureen Brady threw just 41.1 innings as a freshman in a non-injury season and had an 0.85 ERA.[54] Debbie Doom set the all-time Junior Class ERA record in 1984 by giving up a list best 3 earned runs for a 0.10 ERA; Melanie Parrent matched that earned run total as a freshman and had an 0.25 ERA.[55][56] Doom also surrendered the least amount of earned runs on the list for a career at 30. The most earned runs allowed by a pitcher on the list is 66 by Nicole Myers in her freshman campaign for a 2.05 ERA.[57] Stacey Nelson had the highest ERA on the list in her freshman year of 2006 at 2.10.[58] The most career innings thrown by a pitcher on the list is Monica Abbott's NCAA record 1448.0; Vicki Morrow pitched 700.2 for her career, the minimal innings of any pitcher on the list.
Along with Doom's 1984 ERA, Karen Snelgrove (0.18 ERAs in 1991-1992) and Tami Johnston (0.21 ERA in 1985) rank in the top-10 for an NCAA season in ERA. Additionally, Lisa Longaker (0.29 ERA in 1988), Tiffany Boyd (0.24 ERA in 1989), Snelgrove in 1991, Trinity Johnson (0.37 ERA in 1997), Amanda Scott (0.24 and 0.40 ERAs in 1999-2000), Amanda Freed (0.46 ERA in 2001), Jamie Southern (0.44 and 0.54 ERAs in 2002, 2004), Cat Osterman (0.37, 0.36 and 0.41 ERAs in 2003, 2005-2006), Angela Tincher (0.56 and 0.63 ERAs in 2007-2008) and Stacey Nelson (0.61 ERA in 2009) were tops for those NCAA seasons.[50]
Finally, Doom (0.31, 0.10 and 0.27 ERAs in 1982 and 1984-1985), Susan LeFebvre (0.27 ERA in 1986), Shawn Andaya (0.44 ERA in 1987), Boyd (0.29 ERA in 1989), Debby Day (0.49 ERA in 1991), Susie Parra (0.43, 0.63 and 1.04 ERAs in 1991, 1993-1994), Scott (0.79 ERA in 1998), Freed (0.96 ERA in 1999), Keira Goerl (0.63 and 1.02 ERAs in 2003-2004), Jennie Ritter (0.92 ERA in 2005) and Alicia Hollowell (0.89 ERA in 2006) all won NCAA National Championships those years.
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